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The DSHS Council governs the department. [ 3 ] The agency's Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division, along with Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University coordinate the Texas School Survey, [ 4 ] a program consisting of two surveys on drug and alcohol abuse, an annual one done at the local school-district level and a biennial ...
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Many of the direct client services that were performed by DSHS, such as services for women and children, and people with special health care needs, were transferred to HHSC in September 2016. DSHS now focuses on providing these functions: Vital statistics, such as birth and death records
Mar. 30—As Texas opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone age 16 and older, the Texas Department of State Health Services is launching the Texas Public Health Vaccine Scheduler. The ...
Texas’ first locally transmitted case of dengue fever in 2024 has been recorded as the state is experiencing its highest annual case count in decades, officials say. The mosquito-driven virus ...
While the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) attributed 41 of these deaths to COVID-19, USA Today reported that doctors believed additional COVID-19 deaths may not have been accounted for due to limited testing early in the pandemic. [8] In one specific case, Bastrop County judge Paul Pape reported symptoms starting February 9. [9]
Abbott's order cites a disaster proclamation he issued on May 31, 2021, due to the surge of illegal border crossers in Texas who "posed and the ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number ...
The government of Texas's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state consisted of a decentralized system that was mostly reliant on local policies. As the pandemic progressed in Texas and throughout the rest of the country, the Texas government closed down several businesses and parks, and it eventually imposed a statewide stay-at-home order in late May.
Based on the CDC initiative, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) started its own Hear Her campaign of education and resources to help people recognize urgent maternal warning signs and know when they need to seek help. The campaign also encourages doctors and medical providers to listen to women.